时好时坏

shí hǎo shí huài

HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definitions

1. sometimes good, sometimes bad

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Word relationships

Related words

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波动

bō dòng

to undulate

fluctuate between good and bad

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 关系 (relationship), 心情 (mood), 表现 (performance). Avoid using with non-gradable states like 结果 (result).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 时坏时好; 时好时坏 is the fixed idiom order.

Example Sentences

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他的情绪时好时坏。

His mood is sometimes good, sometimes bad.

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Child Words of 时好时坏

good

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

o'clock

Hershey's (brand)

bad